Continuous shaker



Aug. 17, 1926.- 1,596,236

' F. D. CHAPMAN CONTINUOUS SHAKER Filed 001:. 27, 1923 4 SheetsSheet 1 INVENTOR.

A T7 ORNEYS.

Fil d Oct. 27, 1923 4 Sheeis-Sheet 2 I N VEN TOR.

ATTORN 6- F. D. CHAPMAN CONTINUOUS SHAKER Filed Oct. 27, 1923 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 INV NTOR.

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v F. D. CHAPMAN CONTINUOUS SHAKER Filed Oct. 27, 1925 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 UNITED srAQT' Patented Aug. 17, 1926. v 1

FRANK-1).v oI-rAP AN,,-r, 1snnLr1v w sgonsrn nssrenon QQBE LrN- HA MA con; NY smu Q NSIN committee or 'WrS GOiTsI -N ON INUOU ,SHAKEEMJ i .l

This inventionrelates to canning machinery,- and particularly to, a continuous shaker or agitating device for'the cans of material. I

The invention contemplates an arrange} merit-including a cont'aine'r' designed to be continuously rotated, wherebv cans of ;rna-

i terial'fed *into the' same at Zone end thereof- Will *be c-ausedfto, travel throughqthe con-,

. line 4:"4: in

tainer and to be discharged at theother end;-

The invention further contemplates the provision of means for periodically agitat: ing; or, haking the vcontainer ,whereupon the contents ofqthe cans maybe agitated; and further'for determining the period at which.-

" said" agitation oonnnence's and" the length of the periods.

The. invention furtherv contemplates tl1 e provision of "a structure wherein meansare, provided for balancing the shaker in such a manner that a single'crank' shaftlniay be, efliciently employed for agitating one ofthe shaking containers, or whereupon a second container may be substituted ,for the bala-nc ing means, thus providing for the efficient operation ofthe deviceunder. either otthesej conditions. I J v p f" By an arrangement o f 'this cl aracter is possible .to provide an ellicient construction ofiering the possibility o'fa continuous operating device wherein, the container may. be continuously rotated for causingthecansf or material to be constantly there: through, and during this, rotationtojpro; vide means for periodically agitating the container for periods ofregulatableidurag tioni The details of construction of one illustrative embodiment of the invention as well" as other novel features of construction; will be made more apparent as this description proceeds, especially when considered inconnection with the accompanying drawings wherein; i V p Figure 1 is a top plan view of a shaker constructed in accordance with this invein-j tion; Fig.2 is aside elevation thereof;

is a n eleva ene a me larger scale; i I I v v I F g- 41s tr n erse secti na View, taken; Substantially 1 e Pie-tie, iedi atetlb itli 5 is a ir'agmentery longitudinal as e? 2 test t ia-lee f bala ce h teriw "ref 2! Qbv ie ya if desired, this balancing'jreci mctnlemen .a pl tiontied' October 27,1923. Serial 1%.: 671,187.

tional and, v Fig. 6 means forth'e agitator 'shar ti I Referring now partgicula'rlv to the drawings wherein like re ference characters 'ini mounted 'uponhoriz ontallyl' arranged 'su"? portingrnernbe'rs 12, the ads '1'3 'o'f the sions' 1 L, slijdably "engaging the horizontal sup orting 'rnenibers 12 'which in turn "are I I supported'in'standards extend in .up from any fa ning apart offtlie rigidly base 10.

' Aranged ine nber 16; which co operates with "a rotary drum'rl'i; provided with a plurality of Ion gitudinally 'ex'tending guides 18. The-cans or materi l indicated at 19" in ri s;

adapt-e (1 rd lodge between the 'g'iiides 18' and View 'ofa'portion of the'container;

s a detailsectional view of dr-iying within the frame 11 is aspiral the spiral guidemeniber' 16; so" unsun -1r rotation of the 'drtini', the cans fare-red len- 1 9 and discharging 'niea'ns Thus, during therot'ationof the drum 11,

the 'cans of fr'nat e rial may" be continuously fedl into the name: whereupon they wi'llbe caused to travel longitudinally thereof," as

Iteration described,whereupon they will be,,,also continuously discharged by'means formed with three fcranlied portions 23, the

center" one. of which" is c o'nnected "to the con' tamer 11 by mentor a linliQ-li The other cranked o -names are connected byirneanfs of links 2.5 with a member 26, reciprocab ly' rnounted upon guide: supports 27" in amanner siinilar, to the container 11." The rhen'i i i the crankshaft ditu'clinally of unpomamegri: "Associated" with the container ll 'is' a can feeding drurnl'? is journalled, asat 21', in the head s V has a slidable and splined connection with her 26 may be removed and the connecting this member there is provided an internal gear 28, with which meshes a pinion 29, mounted upon a'short shaft 30. This shaft the hub portion 31 of the level gear 31 and is driven thereby, and said beveled gear is in turn driven by a beveled pinion 32 fixed to a shaft 33. A belt wheel mounted on "the outer end of the shaft 33 has a belted connection 34 with a belt wheel 35 connected to abelt wheel 36 loosely journaled on the shaft 22. The hub portion 31 of the beveled gear 31 is journaled in the bearing i 10 0f the frame and its outerend is formed with a head 31 from which projects a wrist pin 37 and to which is connected a link 38. The opposite end of this link is pivotally connected to an arm 39, carrying a pawl 40, adapted to engage ratchet teeth 41 formed on a wheel 42, to rotate said wheel step by step, as the shaft 30 is rotated. The said wheel 42 is mounted upon a stub shaft 43, which projects outwardly from the frame 15. The shaft 30 is provided with a collar 29 pinned'thereto on the outer side of the head 13 to cause, in connection with the pinion 29 on the inner side of the head, the shaft 30 to reciprocate with the container 11 while being rotated by the splined connection with the beveled gear hub 31.

The periphery of the wheel 42 is formed with a plurality of openings 44, circumfer entially spaced to permit the attachment upon the inner side of the said disc of any number of segmental members 45. These segmental members 45 are adapted to be mounted as desired, and determinethe duration of the period of agitation imparted to .the cans of food within the container drum 11.

Journalled longitudinally of the drum 11, and at one side thereof, is a shaft 46, this shaft at the end opposite to the wheel 42 being connected to a belt shifter 47, which carries a pair of arms 48 adapted to control a belt 49 and to shift the same from engagementwith the pulley 36 to a joint engagement between this pulley and a pullev 50, keyed as at 51 to the shaft 22 (see Fig. 6). V V

The front end of the shaft 46 carries an arm 52, whichis adapted to engage the segmental members 45, fixed to the wheel 42, the arrangement being such that an engagement of the arm 52 with the segmental member 45 will rotate the shaft 46 in such a manner as to shift the belt to drive the agitator shaft 22. Thus, if a suflicient number of the segmental members'45 are connected to the wheel 42, to fill one-half of the circumference thereof, the drum will. be agitated during one-half of theretation of the wheel 42. In this manner, by varying the number of segmental members 45,- the length of the period of agitation may he consequently varied, thus providing automatic timing of the agitating period of the container drum 11'. r

A coiled spring 53, normally holds the belt shifter in the position shown in Figs. 1- and 3, that is in engagement with the-wheel 36, mounted loosely upon the crank shaft 22, this spring consequentlyalso maintain ing the arm 52 in the path of the segmental member 45, so that duringthe rotation of s the wheel 42, the arm will be swungout wardly by these segmental m embers to agitate the belt shifter. Obviously, when the belt 49 rests entirely upon the drive pulley 33, the pulley50 and consequently they crank shaft 22, will not be rotatechbut the drum 17 will be rotated for feeding thecans of material through the container drunril.

Mounted upon the end of the crankshaft 22 is a brake wheel 54, a brake shoe 55 be: ing pivoted to the-frame adjacent tli ewheel and adapted to be actuated by a link ant lever arrangement 56, connected to the shaft 46. The arrangement of the parts is such that when the shaft 46 is rotated to shift the belt 49 to the loose pulley 36, the brake shoe 55 will be swung into engagement with the brake wheel 54, to immediately stop rotation of the crank shaft 22, and consequently the agitation of the containeridrum 11..

From the foregoing it will be immediate ly apparent that the cans of material may be constantly fed by gravity into the cone tainer drum 11, and inasmuch as the drum 17 contained therein is constantly'rotated, the cans of material will be fed throughthe container drum 11, and constantly dis charged by the dischar 'e mechanism 20.

By attaching to the wheel 42 thedesired number of segmental members 45, the length. of the period of agitation of the containe 11 may be varied so that at predetermined intervals, while the cans arebeing contin" uously, fed through the device, the agitation of the contents of the cans may be accent plished. Obviously, the wheel. 42 rotates at acomparatively slow speed, thus providing for an agitating period of considerable length,x during each rotation; of this wheel 42. m i. i I

It will be furthermore immediately ap-- parent that the member, 26, connected tothe Claims.

1. In a device of the class described, a rotating receptacle, means for periodically agitating said receptacle, and means for varying the duration of the period of operation of such agitating means.

2. In a device of the class described, a rotating receptacle and means for periodically agitating said receptacle for predetermined invention,

periods.

3. In a device of the classdescribed, a continuously rotating receptacle, means for periodically agitating said receptacle, and

means for varying the duration of the period of operation of said agitating means.

4. In a device of the character described, a continuously rotating receptacle and means for periodically agitating said receptacle for predetermined periods.

5. In a device of the character described, a continuously rotating receptacle and means for periodically agitating said receptacle for variable periods.

6. In a device of the character described, a continuously rotating receptacle and means for periodically agitating said receptacle for variable predetermined periods.

'7. In a device of the character described, a can receiving receptacle, rotatable to continuously feed the cans therethrough, means for agitating said receptacle and means for automatically starting said agitating means.

8. In a device of the character described, a can receiving receptacle, rotatable to continuously feed the cans therethrough, means for agitating said receptacle and means for starting and for limiting the period of activity of said agitating means.-

9. In a device of the character described, a can receiving receptacle, rotatable to continuously feed the cans therethrough, means for agitating said receptacle and adjustable means for starting said agitating means whereby said agitation will continue for predetermined periodic periods.

10. In a device of the class described, a rotating can receiving receptacle, an agitating means for said receptacle including a crank shaft and counter-balancing means for said crank shaft.

11. In a device of the class described, a rotating can receiving receptacle, an agitating means for said receptacle including a crank shaft, means connecting said receptacle to said crank shaft at one side thereof and means connected to said crank shaft for balancing said receptacle.

12. In a shaker of the class described, a can receiving container provided with a constantly rotated part for continuously feed ing cans therethrough, means for reciprocably mounting said container, means for reciprocating said container and a timer mechanism for periodically causing said reciprocating means to function.

13. In a shaker of the class described, a can receiving container provided with a con stantly rotated part for continuously feeding cans therethrough, means for reciprocably mounting said-container, means for reciprocating said container and a timer mechanism including a rotating member and removable segmental members for periodically causing said reciprocating means to function.

14:. In a shaker of the class described, a can receiving container provided with a constantly rotated part for continuously feeding cans therethrough, means for reciprocably mounting said container, a power means for said container, a crank shaft connected to said container, and means for automatically coupling said crank shaft to said power means for reciprocating said container.

15. In a shaker of the class described, a can receiving containerprovided with a constantly rotated part for continuously feeding cans therethrough, means for reciprocably mounting said container, a power means for said container, a crank shaft connected to said container, means for automatically coupling said crank shaft to said power means for reciprocating said container and means for stopping said reciprocation when said power means is uncoupled.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature.

FRANK D. CHAPMAN. 

